Chapter 6: Two Months Later
Heero paced in his room. The sun was setting, and the full moon was rising. There was a knock at the door. "Heero? You in there?" asked Duo. "Hai. Come in..." he mumbled, staring out the window. "So I guess.... you're gonna change tonight, right?" he said, shuffling his feet nervously. "Hai...What's your point?" Heero was still looking out the window...looking at the sun slowly setting. "What's going to happen?" Heero turned his gaze to Duo, "...I don't know exactly...I guess I'll change....and go hunt or something..." The phone downstairs rang. After a few moments, Quatre opened the door, "It's for you, Heero." Heero went out of the room, and he picked up the phone in the hallway, putting the receiver up to his ear. "Hello, Heero. Do you feel the change coming?" asked Raven over the phone. "...Yes..." replied Heero. "Good. I'll be over soon...so don't go anywhere." He laughed, and then there was a click, signifying that the conversation was over.
Heero took his jacket, and his gun, and headed for the door. "Where you going, Heero?" asked Duo. "Out." He shut the door behind him, and he walked into the chilly night air. He headed for that abandoned alley in the city.
Halfway there, he ran into Raven, startling him. "I told you not go anywhere!" said Raven, anger beginning to bubble up his throat. "So?" replied Heero, who didn't feel like taking orders tonight. "Never mind. It doesn't matter now. Today is a very important day for you, Heero." Raven smiled, and took his arm, heading down a crowded street. "..Why?" he asked, slightly hesitant to hear Raven's answer. "Today is the day you assassinate Relena!" Raven's smile broadened as the look of dread spread across Heero's face. "Oh...that...Why can't we change her?" he asked, hoping that Raven would change his mind and let Heero change her. "She believes in pacifism. Pacifists don't make good Homo lupi, now do they?" Raven lead him into a building. "No..I guess not...." replied Heero, his hope smashed by the inevitable dread; the fear of killing his loved one. He glanced around, and noticed that Raven had taken him to the airport. "Why do we need a plane?" "To go to the Sanc Kingdom, duh." Raven said, rolling his
cold blue eyes. "We could use Wing Zero..." said Heero, "They won't detect it on radar." He got a slap on the back from Raven, who was smiling proudly at his creation. "Good thinkin'. Lead the way." he said, taking him to the exit of the crowded airport.
They entered the cockpit of Wing Zero. Heero put it in Bird Mode, and they headed for the peaceful Sanc Kingdom. "Man, this is so kewl! Why didn't you show me this before?" said Raven, looking at all the gadgets and buttons. "Never thought I'd need to.." said Heero, who was concentrating on piloting this Man Machine of his.
Heero landed his Gundam near the border of the Sanc Kingdom. "Stay here. I don't want to cause anymore trouble than necessary," said Heero as he got out of Wing Zero, and started to make his way through the forest towards the city. "Right-O." was Raven's reply as he sat there, beginning to feel utterly bored.
As Heero entered the Kingdom, he was not approached by anyone. 'A little odd..' he admitted in his head. Then the guard stopped him near Relena's room. "Aa. It's only you, Heero. Go ahead; you may enter," said the guard, stepping aside. 'Why couldn't he say no..' thought Heero as he entered the room to find Relena at her mirror, brushing her hair. She turned around and smiled, seeing that her boyfriend was there. "Heero! I wasn't expecting you...so late..." Heero looked outside and saw that the full moon was rising.....
He could feel the change in him. His teeth growing long and sharp, his body getting hairier...And his bones and organs were changing. "Get...away from me....before it's too late." he managed to say as he fought the inevitable. Relena had a look of confusion plastered on her face. "But why, Heero? What's wrong...you don't look right." She said, worry beginning to fill itself in her head. "Just..Go!!" he said, snarling as he changed slowly...fighting it with all his might. He fell to his knees, and groaned in pain as they reversed, which made a disgusting popping sound. "Heero! Are you hurt? What's wrong?" she said, ignoring his warnings and stepped closer. 'It's too late to save us both...' he thought as he felt the change taking over. He managed to throw his gun at Relena's feet. "Shoot me..." he said before his face stretched outwards into a muzzle. The look of confusion remained on her face, and somehow, it looked as if she was even more confused than before.
Slowly, Relena picked up the gun out of pure instinct and fear, for she was seeing what Heero was changing into; a monster. Heero fought for the last human part of himself that remained: his mind. 'I can't kill her...' he thought as he picked up Relena's scent....it contained fear...and then he could hear her heart...it was beating so fast...
Relena hesitantly aimed at Heero, and clicked the safety. 'Remember what Heero showed you...' she remembered. Then, fully changed, Heero looked at her, as if he was deciding if she was food or a threat. Then he sprang up, ready to attack her....
A shot went off, sending the guards rushing into Relena's room...to see Heero lying on the floor, completely naked except for the bullet in his torso. "Miss Relena, what's going on?!" cried one of the awestricken guards. "I...don't know...he was....and I..." she dropped the gun, shock over what she had done was beginning to fill her body. "Oh my God! Get Help! Now!" she cried, tears falling freely from her eyes. Relena knelt beside Heero, who had a hand pressed on his bullet wound. He was bleeding profusely, and had troubles breathing. "Heero! What have I done?...Are you alright?" she said, taking his free hand in hers. "...You...didn't.." he paused to cough...and blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth, "kill..me.." Heero fought for consciousness. "Please don't die on me! I didn't mean to--" Heero took his free hand and placed it upon her lips, silencing her. "I'll...be alright..." he coughed up some blood.
The paramedics came rushing in, slightly pushing Relena away from Heero. "Is he...gonna be ok?" she asked the paramedics. "...We don't know that for sure..." said one of the paramedics as they carried Heero out on a stretcher. "Wait! I want to go with!" shouted Relena. One paramedic looked to the other and shrugged, signaling a 'Why not?' "Sure." The one on the left told her.
Heero paced in his room. The sun was setting, and the full moon was rising. There was a knock at the door. "Heero? You in there?" asked Duo. "Hai. Come in..." he mumbled, staring out the window. "So I guess.... you're gonna change tonight, right?" he said, shuffling his feet nervously. "Hai...What's your point?" Heero was still looking out the window...looking at the sun slowly setting. "What's going to happen?" Heero turned his gaze to Duo, "...I don't know exactly...I guess I'll change....and go hunt or something..." The phone downstairs rang. After a few moments, Quatre opened the door, "It's for you, Heero." Heero went out of the room, and he picked up the phone in the hallway, putting the receiver up to his ear. "Hello, Heero. Do you feel the change coming?" asked Raven over the phone. "...Yes..." replied Heero. "Good. I'll be over soon...so don't go anywhere." He laughed, and then there was a click, signifying that the conversation was over.
Heero took his jacket, and his gun, and headed for the door. "Where you going, Heero?" asked Duo. "Out." He shut the door behind him, and he walked into the chilly night air. He headed for that abandoned alley in the city.
Halfway there, he ran into Raven, startling him. "I told you not go anywhere!" said Raven, anger beginning to bubble up his throat. "So?" replied Heero, who didn't feel like taking orders tonight. "Never mind. It doesn't matter now. Today is a very important day for you, Heero." Raven smiled, and took his arm, heading down a crowded street. "..Why?" he asked, slightly hesitant to hear Raven's answer. "Today is the day you assassinate Relena!" Raven's smile broadened as the look of dread spread across Heero's face. "Oh...that...Why can't we change her?" he asked, hoping that Raven would change his mind and let Heero change her. "She believes in pacifism. Pacifists don't make good Homo lupi, now do they?" Raven lead him into a building. "No..I guess not...." replied Heero, his hope smashed by the inevitable dread; the fear of killing his loved one. He glanced around, and noticed that Raven had taken him to the airport. "Why do we need a plane?" "To go to the Sanc Kingdom, duh." Raven said, rolling his
cold blue eyes. "We could use Wing Zero..." said Heero, "They won't detect it on radar." He got a slap on the back from Raven, who was smiling proudly at his creation. "Good thinkin'. Lead the way." he said, taking him to the exit of the crowded airport.
They entered the cockpit of Wing Zero. Heero put it in Bird Mode, and they headed for the peaceful Sanc Kingdom. "Man, this is so kewl! Why didn't you show me this before?" said Raven, looking at all the gadgets and buttons. "Never thought I'd need to.." said Heero, who was concentrating on piloting this Man Machine of his.
Heero landed his Gundam near the border of the Sanc Kingdom. "Stay here. I don't want to cause anymore trouble than necessary," said Heero as he got out of Wing Zero, and started to make his way through the forest towards the city. "Right-O." was Raven's reply as he sat there, beginning to feel utterly bored.
As Heero entered the Kingdom, he was not approached by anyone. 'A little odd..' he admitted in his head. Then the guard stopped him near Relena's room. "Aa. It's only you, Heero. Go ahead; you may enter," said the guard, stepping aside. 'Why couldn't he say no..' thought Heero as he entered the room to find Relena at her mirror, brushing her hair. She turned around and smiled, seeing that her boyfriend was there. "Heero! I wasn't expecting you...so late..." Heero looked outside and saw that the full moon was rising.....
He could feel the change in him. His teeth growing long and sharp, his body getting hairier...And his bones and organs were changing. "Get...away from me....before it's too late." he managed to say as he fought the inevitable. Relena had a look of confusion plastered on her face. "But why, Heero? What's wrong...you don't look right." She said, worry beginning to fill itself in her head. "Just..Go!!" he said, snarling as he changed slowly...fighting it with all his might. He fell to his knees, and groaned in pain as they reversed, which made a disgusting popping sound. "Heero! Are you hurt? What's wrong?" she said, ignoring his warnings and stepped closer. 'It's too late to save us both...' he thought as he felt the change taking over. He managed to throw his gun at Relena's feet. "Shoot me..." he said before his face stretched outwards into a muzzle. The look of confusion remained on her face, and somehow, it looked as if she was even more confused than before.
Slowly, Relena picked up the gun out of pure instinct and fear, for she was seeing what Heero was changing into; a monster. Heero fought for the last human part of himself that remained: his mind. 'I can't kill her...' he thought as he picked up Relena's scent....it contained fear...and then he could hear her heart...it was beating so fast...
Relena hesitantly aimed at Heero, and clicked the safety. 'Remember what Heero showed you...' she remembered. Then, fully changed, Heero looked at her, as if he was deciding if she was food or a threat. Then he sprang up, ready to attack her....
A shot went off, sending the guards rushing into Relena's room...to see Heero lying on the floor, completely naked except for the bullet in his torso. "Miss Relena, what's going on?!" cried one of the awestricken guards. "I...don't know...he was....and I..." she dropped the gun, shock over what she had done was beginning to fill her body. "Oh my God! Get Help! Now!" she cried, tears falling freely from her eyes. Relena knelt beside Heero, who had a hand pressed on his bullet wound. He was bleeding profusely, and had troubles breathing. "Heero! What have I done?...Are you alright?" she said, taking his free hand in hers. "...You...didn't.." he paused to cough...and blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth, "kill..me.." Heero fought for consciousness. "Please don't die on me! I didn't mean to--" Heero took his free hand and placed it upon her lips, silencing her. "I'll...be alright..." he coughed up some blood.
The paramedics came rushing in, slightly pushing Relena away from Heero. "Is he...gonna be ok?" she asked the paramedics. "...We don't know that for sure..." said one of the paramedics as they carried Heero out on a stretcher. "Wait! I want to go with!" shouted Relena. One paramedic looked to the other and shrugged, signaling a 'Why not?' "Sure." The one on the left told her.